Dalfsen (;

Dutch Low Saxon Dutch Low Saxon ( or ''Nederlaands Nedersaksies''; ) are Low Saxon dialects from the Low German language that are spoken in the northeastern Netherlands and are mostly, but not exclusively, written with local, unstandardised orthographies base ...

: ) is a

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and a town in the

Salland Salland (; Low Saxon: ''Sallaand'') is a historical dominion in the west and north of the present Dutch province of Overijssel. Nowadays Salland is usually used to indicate a region corresponding to the part of the former dominion more or less to ...

region of the Dutch

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Overijssel Overijssel (; ; ; ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name comes from the perspective of the Prince-Bishopric of Utrecht, Episcopal principality of Utrecht ...

. The municipality of Dalfsen was increased to its current size on 1 January 2001 through the

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of the municipalities of Nieuwleusen and Dalfsen. A variety of Sallands is spoken here by segment of the population.

History

The name first appears in documents in 1231. Due to the closeness of Kasteel Rechteren, Dalfsen is one of several towns along the Overijssel section of the Vecht river never to have received city rights. In 2015, archaeologists found a burial ground dating from the TRB-period (3000-2750 BC) containing 141 burial pits. The TRB dates back to the last phase of the Middle Neolithic period, which is known for its megalithic monuments in northern Europe.

Population centres

Notable people

* Willem Lodewijk de Vos van Steenwijk (1859 – 1947), Dutch politician *

Peter Nijkamp Peter Nijkamp (born 26 February 1946) is a Dutch economist, Professor of Regional science, Regional Economics and Economic geography, Economic Geography at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a fellow of the Tinbergen Institute and ...

(born 1946), economist * Ilse Warringa (born 1975), actress IMDb Database
retrieved 20 August 2019

Sports

* René Eijkelkamp (born 1964 ), footballer and coach * Erben Wennemars (born 1975), speed skater * Manon Nummerdor-Flier (born 1984), volleyball player *

Korie Homan Korie Homan (born 16 June 1986 in de Wijk) is a Dutch former wheelchair tennis player. Homan won the gold medal in women's doubles at the 2008 Paralympics. In 2009, she completed the doubles Grand Slam by winning the Australian, French, Wimble ...

(born 1986), wheelchair tennis player, gold medalist at the 2008 Paralympics * Maikel Kieftenbeld (born 1990), professional footballer

Gallery

File:Aalshorst Dalfsen.jpg, Aalshorst Dalfsen File:Dalfsen, de Westermolen RM11656 foto3 2012-09-09 16.16.JPG, Dalfsen windmill Image:Dalfsen, stadszicht met brug op voorgrond foto2 2010-07-03 10.32.JPG, Dalfsen File:Hoonhorst, molen de Fakkert foto3 2012-09-09 15.54.jpg, Hoonhorst windmill

References

External links

*
Official website
Municipalities of Overijssel Populated places in Overijssel Salland {{Overijssel-geo-stub